HELP in the current COVID-19 situation is coming from all quarters - some of them quite unexpected.
One unusual contribution came from US TV hospital drama The Resident, which has donated boxes of surgical masks, gloves and gowns to an Atlanta medical facility.
A rheumatologist at Grady Memorial Hospital highlighted the gift on Instagram, hailing "the entire team @theresidentonfox for this incredibly generous donation of #PPE from your set.
"Yesterday, I had a serious discussion with the residents about how, although supplies are low, a magical shipment of masks is unlikely to arrive...and yet, a magical shipment of masks DID arrive," she added.
With production shut down, other medical dramas have also joined the fray, with ABC's The Good Doctor planning to donate its gear to a hospital in Vancouver, while the long-running Grey's Anatomy is also providing gowns and gloves to help the crisis.
And the rise of people working from home has also led to an increase in the numbers of those seemingly with plenty of time on their hands.
Social media posts in the USA have highlighted a new trend to create so-called "quarantinis" which involve mixing vitamin C supplements with a variety of different alcoholic beverages - apparently claimed to help stave off COVID-19.
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